Han Du was a little worried about Li Wenzhong's condition, so he did not talk to the Marquis of Huai'an. He bowed to Mrs. Cao Guogong and asked, "I wonder if I can pay a visit to Duke Cao?"
Naturally, the Duke's wife had no objection and nodded to let Han Du in.
Han Du came at the right time. Li Wenzhong seemed to have recovered a little and opened his eyes to look at Han Du.
"Master, Han Du is here to see you."
Li Wenzhong blinked his eyes feebly and said softly: "I'm determined."
Han Du saw that Li Wenzhong seemed to be fine, so he smiled and said, "It seems that the father-in-law's illness will be cured soon."
Li Wenzhong nodded slightly and said, "I feel much better after taking a few doses of the imperial doctor's medicine."
"That's good, I won't disturb your father-in-law's rest. When your father-in-law recovers, I will make the sword that I promised him." Seeing Li Wenzhong's expression, Han Du felt relieved and joked.
After hearing this, Li Wenzhong tried his best to smile and said, "Forget about the sword. If you are really serious, get us some revolvers."
"Okay, just listen to the father-in-law." Han Du smiled and nodded in agreement. For Han Du, the revolver was much easier to get than the sword.
The sword Han Du still needs to find good materials and then forge it. As for revolvers, although ordinary people can't understand them at all, for Han Du, he can get a few of them as long as he goes to the weapons bureau and draws a bet.
Although Han Du is no longer the head of the Arms Bureau, he has been in charge of the Arms Bureau for so long, so he still has no problem getting a few revolvers out. Anyway, Han Du seemed to have forgotten the time when he drew and bet in the past, but now there is no problem in adding one more.
Seeing that Li Wenzhong was in good spirits, Han Du didn't want to disturb him anymore. After saying a few words, he withdrew.
Originally, Han Du thought that Li Wenzhong's condition would gradually improve under the care of the imperial physician. Unexpectedly, just three days later, he was shocked by the news sent by Cao Guogong's government.
"What did you say? Duke Cao Guo is seriously ill?" Han Du's voice suddenly rose an octave and he looked at the servant who was delivering the message in disbelief.
The servant's face was also filled with sadness and he was sobbing from time to time. Li Wenzhong has always had a weak heart for power, and he has never cared about the people in his house.
He would be harsh on Li Wenzhong, so the servants in the house were more grateful for Li Wenzhong's kindness. Now that Li Wenzhong is seriously ill, this servant is showing his true feelings.
It was precisely because Li Wenzhong had always been indifferent to fame and fortune that Lao Zhu not only put him in charge of the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion, but also put him in charge of the Imperial College. You must know that the Commander-in-Chief of the Fifth Army is in charge of all the guards and troops in the world, and Li Wenzhong is the real number one in the military.
Despite Xu Da's high prestige in the military, in fact, when he did not lead troops to go on an expedition, it was impossible to mobilize even one soldier. It can only be said that Xu Da looks glamorous on the surface, but his actual power in the military is actually not as good as that of Li Wenzhong.
Moreover, Li Wenzhong also headed the Imperial College. Where was the Imperial College? This is the last step before being named on the Golden List of Supervisors in the World, which means that Li Wenzhong is the nominal teacher of these supervising students. If these supervisors become officials in the future, they will be born to be Li Wenzhong's disciples.
With one hand holding the world's soldiers and horses, and with the other hand holding civil servants and disciples, this is Li Wenzhong!
And even after Han Du pointed out how to create disciples of the emperor, Lao Zhu did not replace Li Wenzhong, which shows Lao Zhu's trust in him.
It had only been three days. How could Li Wenzhong, who was guarded by an imperial doctor, become seriously ill? It was obvious that when I visited Li Wenzhong, he was almost recovered.
Without a moment's delay, Han Du followed the servant and came to Li Wenzhong again.
Different from the last time, now neither Mrs. Cao Guogong nor Huaian Hou Huazhong had smiles on their faces, but instead had a strong sadness on their faces.
As soon as Han Du's front foot arrived, Lao Zhu's back foot came.
"Your Majesty, please pay homage to the Emperor." Han Du and others saluted quickly.
Lao Zhu hurriedly walked without stopping at all. He waved his hand and let everyone stand up without courtesy.
"Bao'er, Bao'er~" Lao Zhu called dozens of times in succession, but Li Wenzhong didn't respond at all and couldn't hear Lao Zhu's call at all.
Seeing this, Lao Zhu stood up suddenly, turned around and asked the imperial doctors sternly: "What on earth is going on? Weren't everyone fine yesterday? How did you treat me?"
Plop~
The imperial doctors knelt down one after another, and the leader said with a sad face: "Your Majesty, Mr. Cao Guo was indeed much better yesterday. I originally thought that Mr. Cao Guo was much better."
I'm fine now, I didn't expect..."
He slowly shook his head and then continued: "Looking at it now, the past two days may... I'm afraid it was the return of my father-in-law~"
Hearing the words of the imperial doctor, Lao Zhu couldn't help but soften and took a step back. If he hadn't supported him with his hands on the edge of the bed, he might have fallen to the ground.
Lao Zhu was stunned for a moment, and when he came to his senses, he became furious and shouted: "Trash, they are all trash, come here, drag them out and chop them up."
The imperial doctors were immediately frightened and trembled. They kowtowed to the ground and begged for mercy.
However, after hearing the emperor's order, the guards of Yiluansi walked in directly, ignored the imperial doctor's plea for mercy, and dragged them out.
Han Du couldn't bear to see it, so he stood up and said, "Your Majesty, please calm down. I also know some medical skills. Why don't you ask me to ask the imperial doctor a few words?"
Lao Zhu stood up immediately, grabbed Han Du's arm, and said with a bit of pleading in his tone: "Han Du, yes, you also know medical skills. Save Bao'er, as long as you save Bao'er, no matter what you want , I promise you all."
This was the first time that Lao Zhu asked for help in front of Han Du, but now that Li Wenzhong was in critical condition, Han Du didn't care much and didn't notice Lao Zhu's tone at all.
Han Du nodded, comforted Lao Zhu, turned to the imperial physician and asked, "How is Duke Cao Guo's condition?"
When the imperial doctor saw Han Du standing up, a glimmer of hope ignited in his eyes, and he immediately said truthfully: "Gong Cao Guo's cold is very severe, and I'm afraid he doesn't have much time left."
Although the imperial doctor knew that after saying this, there was a very high possibility that the emperor would be furious and cause their heads to fall to the ground. But when facing Han Du, he still told the truth.
After hearing this, Lao Zhu was naturally furious. If Han Du hadn't stood in front of the imperial doctor, he would have wanted to draw a knife and look at the imperial doctor's head immediately.
"Whether you can do anything or not, go and diagnose Cao Guogong immediately." Han Du saved the imperial doctor from disaster for the time being. But how long they can survive depends on whether Li Wenzhong can be cured.
The imperial doctor naturally understood the profound meaning of Han Du's words, and hurriedly got up and gathered around Li Wenzhong to check his pulse again.
